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Rail safety board finds broken rail likely caused Quebec ore train derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a December 2025 derailment of a Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L) ore train, finding that… …
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Level crossing VIA Rail collision near Quebec town blamed on parked trucks
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigation has found that two tractor-trailers parked too close to a rail line caused a collision with a VIA Rail passenger train in… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Transportation Safety Board logs 71 rail deaths, drop in accidents overall in 2025
Trespassing on rail lines killed 53 people in Canada last year, the leading cause of rail deaths, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s final 2025 occurrence statistics. The… …
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78 safety recommendations remain unresolved, Transportation Safety Board says
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says 78 of its safety recommendations remain unresolved, despite years of calls for action from regulators and industry. The board released its annual… …
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CN freight train derailment in Paris, Ont., linked to kinked air hoses, brake delay: TSB
A Canadian National Railway Company freight train derailed near Paris, Ontario, in the early morning hours of July 25, 2025, after a brake pipe air flow restriction caused unbalanced braking… …
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GO trains narrowly avoid collision in Burlington, Ont., finds TSB investigation
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a GO Transit train passed a Stop signal in Burlington, Ont., and entered a track occupied by another GO train, leading to a… …
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Distracted crew, missed signal led to B.C. train collision and 8,000-litre fuel spill: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a freight train crew that may have been distracted by spotting wildlife with a flashlight missed a key signal before colliding with another… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Hidden flaw in railcar coupling component caused Quebec ore train derailment, TSB finds
A defect invisible to the naked eye caused an iron ore train to split apart and derail seven cars near Saumon Station, Quebec, in November 2024, the Transportation Safety Board… …
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11 railcars derail at Alberta yard after crew bypassed multiple safety procedures: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA railway yard crew bypassed several safety rules while reversing a cut of 66 railcars in the dark, causing a collision that derailed 11 cars — seven of them carrying… …



